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Nationalism is back, and it's a good thing

It is Western "universalism", the old wolf of imperialism in lamb's clothing, that is questionable

Nato announces suspension of Cold War-era treaty after Russia's pullout

NATO on Tuesday announced the formal suspension of a key Cold War-era security treaty in response to Russia's pullout from the deal. The alliance said its members who signed the treaty are now freezing their participation in the pact. Most of NATO's 31 allies have signed the Treaty of Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, which was aimed at preventing Cold War rivals from massing forces at or near mutual borders. It was signed in November 1990, but not fully ratified until two years later. NATO said that a situation whereby Allied State Parties abide by the Treaty, while Russia does not, would be unsustainable. Russia's foreign ministry announced earlier Tuesday that Moscow had finalised its withdrawal. In response, NATO said, allies who had signed intend to suspend the operation of the CFE Treaty for as long as necessary, in accordance with their rights under international law. This is a decision fully supported by all NATO Allies. NATO underlined that its members remain committe

Russia finalises pullout from Cold War-era deal, blames US for its collapse

Russia on Tuesday finalised its pullout from a key Cold War-era security deal, more than eight years after announcing the intention to do so, the Foreign Ministry said. The development came after both houses of the Russian parliament approved a bill proposed by President Vladimir Putin denouncing the Treaty of Conventional Armed Forces in Europe. Putin signed it into force in May this year. The treaty aimed at preventing Cold War rivals from massing forces at or near mutual borders was signed in November 1990, but not fully ratified until two years later. It was one of several major Cold War-era treaties involving Russia and the United States that ceased to be in force in recent years. Russia suspended its participation in 2007, and in 2015 announced its intention to completely withdraw from the agreement. In February 2022, Moscow sent hundreds of thousands of Russian troops into the neighbouring Ukraine, which also shares a border with NATO members Poland, Slovakia, Romania and

The picnic that cracked the Iron Curtain

Matthew Longo's book provides a gripping account of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the transition to a new age marked by the construction of barriers

China-US superpower rivalry grows after war sweeps away multipolar world

The world order that seems to be emerging out of the Ukrainian rubble looks an awful lot like that of the Cold War

Moving beyond Beijing

Economic revival may not sustain

What happened during the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union

On the sidelines of the G20 Summit, Joe Biden met Xi Jinping and later said that there was no need for a new 'Cold War'

Russia to China: 40 yrs later, Bappi Lahiri's 'Jimmy Jimmy' is still a rage

In 2022, the song composed by Bappi Lahiri and sung by Parvati Khan for the Mithun Chakraborty-starrer Disco Dancer has emerged as a tool for protest in China

Joe Biden acknowledges geopolitical shifts, says will not seek new Cold War

US President Joe Biden has acknowledged that there are "shifting geopolitical trends" in relation to China, but said that the US does not seek conflict or want another cold war

In pics: Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader who ended the Cold War

Mikhail Gorbachev died on August 30. These pictures narrate how he brought the Soviet Union closer to the West than at any point since World War Two

Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet Union leader who ended Cold war, dies at 91

Gorbachev won the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in ending the Cold War and spent his later years collecting accolades and awards from all corners of the world

Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader who ended cold war, dies at 91

Mikhail Gorbachev pushed for radical changes to Soviet economy at age 54. His overhaul, and policy of openness, unleashed a political avalanche that brought down the Berlin Wall and ended Soviet rule

After Russian withdrawal, what next for International Space Station?

The International Space Station was a symbol of post-Cold War peace and cooperation, and the Russian announcement of withdrawal after 2024 signifies the reversal of that cooperation

How the US could lose the new cold war

The credibility gap is even wider when it comes to climate change, which disproportionately affects those in the Global South who have the least ability to cope

NCERT drops content on Gujarat riots, Cold War from Class 12 textbook

The NCERT team has also dropped pages on the history of the Naxalite movement and "Controversies during Emergency" as part of a rationalisation exercise

World's nuclear-armed nations upgrading their arsenals, says SIPRI

Clear indications that reductions since the end of the Cold War have ended

US media portrayal of India during cold war mirrored US policies: Study

A recent research of media reporting during the cold war has concluded that the American media has by and large followed the official US Government policy when it comes to India.

South Korean prez Moon Jae-in voices concern about 'new Cold War'

South Korean President expressed his concern about new Cold War and nationalism seeking to gain hegemony by force, as Russia moves ahead with Ukraine invasion despite global condemnation and sactions

Ukraine has renewed Cold War between Western countries, Russia: Expert

Srikanth Kondapalli, Dean of School of International Studies at JNU cautioned that the Russian actions in Ukraine may embolden China in initiating Galwan like incident

World more unpredictable than during the Cold War: UN chief Guterres

Antonio Guterres has said the current world is "much more chaotic, much less predictable" than during the Cold War between the former Soviet Union and the United States